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unsubstantiated

adjective

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Not supported by adequate evidence.

The editor removed an unsubstantiated claim from the introduction.

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Leila offered a more plausible possibility, suggesting that the larger separation between titles might have helped readers distinguish entries. The claim was still unsubstantiated because several features had changed together.

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